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Syftet med studien var att bland högskoleanställda undersöka skillnader i Work-Life Balance och arbetstillfredsställelse beroende på deltagarnas kön samt beroende på om deltagarna hade barn under 18 år eller ej. Studien syftade även till att undersöka skillnader i arbetstillfredsställelse beroende på deltagarnas ålder. I studien ingick manliga och kvinnliga högskoleanställda som arbetade minst 80 % och som undervisade och/eller forskade inom den aktuella tjänsten. Studien genomfördes som en web-enkätundersökning på två högskolor i Sverige. Totalt besvarade 125 deltagare på enkäten som utgick ifrån två olika mätinstrument; Netemeyers, Boless och McMurrians (1996) skala som användes för att mäta Work-Life Balance uppdelat på Family-Work Conflict samt Work-Family Conflict och Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) som mätte inre och yttre arbetstillfredsställelse. Studien visade att manliga deltagare rapporterade större Family-Work Conflict än kvinnliga deltagare. Resultatet visade även att deltagare med barn under 18 rapporterade högre grad av Family-Work Conflict än deltagare utan barn. Inga skillnader i arbetstillfredsställelse visades beroende av deltagarnas kön, deltagarnas ålder eller beroende på om de hade barn under 18 år eller ej.

El riesgo de interés estructural es la potencial alteración que se produce en el margen financiero y/o en el valor económico (valor patrimonial) de una institución financiera debido a la variación de los tipos de interés. La exposición a movimientos adversos en los tipos de interés constituye un riesgo inherente al desarrollo de la actividad bancaria que, al mismo tiempo, se convierte en una oportunidad que suele ser bien aprovechada para la creación de valor económico. Por ello, el riesgo de interés debe ser medido y gestionado de manera que no sea excesivo con relación al patrimonio de la institución financiera, y que guarde una relación razonable con el resultado económico estimado por la gerencia y los accionistas. El presente artículo considera una serie de métricas con las que se calculan indicadores del riesgo de interés estructural: GAP contable, Margen en Riesgo (MeR), Ganancia en Riesgo (GeR), Sensibilidad de Margen Financiero (SMF), Duration GAP, Valor Patrimonial en Riesgo (VPR) y la Sensibilidad de Valor Económico (SVE)

The focus of this study was to determine the balance measures most sensitive and accurate in detecting balance deficits associated with functional ankle instability (FAI). Subjects consisted of those with a history of ankle sprains and resultant symptoms of giving way (N=17; Height=167.72±9.11 cm; Mass=67.81±12.29 kg; Age=23.35±3.62 yrs) and subjects without a history of ankle injuries (N=17; Height=168.16±8.32 cm; Mass=66.22±12.35 kg; Age=23.35±3.26 yrs). Data collection consisted of each subject performing static and dynamic balance tests. Static stability was assessed with force plate measures, the Balance Error Scoring System, foot lift test, and time-in-balance test. Dynamic stability was assessed with the Star Excursion Balance Test, side hop test, and figure-of-eight hop test. Significant receiver operating characteristic curves and therefore cutoff scores were found for the foot lift test (P=0.011; cutoff=4.84 foot lifts), time-in-balance test (P=0.020; cutoff=41.23 s), center-of-pressure velocity (P=0.026; cutoff=1.56 cm/s), anterior-posterior time-to-boundary standard deviation of the minima (P=0.054; cutoff=3.72 s), posteromedial reach direction of the Star Excursion Balance Test (P=0.039; cutoff=0.91 normalized to leg length) and side hop test (P=0.044; cutoff=12.88 s). The associated positive (≥2) and negative (≤0.05) likelihood ratios with each cutoff score indicated that changes in positive and negative posttest probabilities from the pretest probability of 50% were small, yet significant. Essentially, the significant change between pretest and posttest probabilities indicates that clinically relevant information was gained by conducting these balance measure because they quantified a high proportion of individuals with a positive test who have FAI and a low proportion of individuals with a negative test who have FAI. No significance was found for the Balance Error Scoring System (P=0.249), center-of-pressure area (P=0.547), anteromedial (P=0.134) and medial (P=0.125) reach directions of the Star Excursion Balance Test, and the figure-of-eight hop test (P=0.117). In conclusion, we found the foot lift test, time-in-balance test, center-of-pressure velocity, anterior-posterior time-to-boundary standard deviation of the minima, posteromedial reach direction of the Star Excursion Balance Test, and the side hop test to be sensitive and accurate balance measures for detecting balance deficits associated with FAI. We suggest utilizing these measures and their cutoff scores to evaluate balance deficits associated with FAI.

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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Medicine in the field of Sports Science 15 May 2014 / Introduction: This study sought to determine the relationships between eccentric strength and power of the lower extremity with dynamic balance in male football players. Footballers with superior balance, kick more accurately, have a possible reduced risk of injury and faster agility times. However, the relationship between eccentric strength and power with dynamic balance remains unresolved. Methods: Fifty male footballers (university; n = 27 and professional; n = 23) volunteered to participate in the study and performed the Y-balance Test, eccentric isokinetic knee extensor and flexor testing and the countermovement jump. Results: The university group demonstrated significant positive correlations between mean eccentric peak torque to body weight of the knee extensors and composite score in the Ybalance test (r = 0.42, p = 0.03) and between eccentric peak torque to body weight of the knee extensors of the non-dominant leg with normalised reach distance in the Y-balance test on the non-dominant limb (r = 0.50, p = 0.008). In the professional group, countermovement jump height was significantly correlated with composite score in the Y-balance test (r = 0.52, p = 0.02). Furthermore, countermovement height was positively correlated to normalised reach distance in the Y-balance test on the non-dominant limb in the university (r = 0.4, p = 0.05) and professional (r = 0.56, p = 0.006) groups, respectively. Conclusion: Moderate positive relationships exist between eccentric strength of the knee extensors and dynamic balance in the university group and between power and dynamic balance in the professional group. These findings may be due to different coordination strategies between the groups to maximize reach distance. Both groups demonstrated a significant relationship between countermovement jump height and reach performance on the non-dominant leg. In footballers, different neural control strategies may develop between the limbs due to their constant use of their non-dominant leg to stabilise whilst executing a kicking action. Due to these significant relationships, a longitudinal study measuring the effects of strength and power training on dynamic balance in footballers is required to ascertain cause and effect.

Lam Man Ling. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-81). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT CHINESE --- p.iv / ENGLISH --- p.v / ACKNOWLEGEMENT --- p.vi / LISTS OF TABLES --- p.vii / LISTS OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.viii / LISTS OF APPENDICES --- p.xi / CHAPTER / Chapter ONE --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter TWO --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1 --- The Arguments for the Existence of the J- Curve --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2 --- The Arguments against the Existence of the J-Curve --- p.7 / Chapter THREE --- THE STUDY OF J-CURVE EFFECT ON THE TRADE BALANCE --- p.10 / Chapter 3.1 --- The Methodology and Model --- p.10 / Chapter 3.2 --- Data Description --- p.14 / Chapter 3.3 --- Empirical Analysis on VAR Models by Using Level Data --- p.15 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- The Combinations of Variables in Twelve Models --- p.15 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Empirical Results Analysis on Both Univariate and VAR Approach --- p.19 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Individual Model Description --- p.22 / Chapter 3.4 --- Empirical Analysis on VAR Models by Using Differenced Data --- p.28 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) and Zivot-Andrews (ZA) Unit Root Test --- p.28 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- The Comparison of Empirical Results on Using the Level and Differenced Data --- p.33 / Chapter 3.5 --- The Comparison of the Elasticity at Means of Japan and Singapore by Using the Previous Empirical Results --- p.35 / Chapter FOUR --- THE PATTERN OF POST-ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS TRADE BALANCE --- p.39 / Chapter 4.1 --- Hong Kong --- p.40 / Chapter 4.2 --- Indonesia --- p.41 / Chapter 4.3 --- Japan --- p.42 / Chapter 4.4 --- Malaysia --- p.44 / Chapter 4.5 --- The Philippines --- p.45 / Chapter 4.6 --- Singapore --- p.46 / Chapter 4.7 --- South Korea --- p.48 / Chapter 4.8 --- Taiwan --- p.49 / Chapter 4.9 --- Thailand --- p.50 / Chapter FIVE --- CONCLUSION --- p.52 / APPENDICES --- p.53 / ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.67 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.78

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